preg_replace and new line?!

I see if if the first search braket is found on a line, and the last search breaket on another line... then the preg_replace won't work ....

$string="
FILE 
THIS WILL NOT WORK
SECTION
";

$search='#(FILE)(.*)(SECTION)#e';
$output = preg_replace($search,"('')",$string);



$string=" FILE  BUT THIS WILL WORK ...  SECTION ";

$search='#(FILE)(.*)(SECTION)#e';
$output = preg_replace($search,"('')",$string);

Code (markup):

 

for multiple lines you'll want to use the multiple line modifier 'm'
http://php.net/manual/en/reference.pcre.pattern.modifiers.php

 

You actually need the "s" modifier to make the dot (.) match new lines.

 

Can somebody give me a short example?

how this : $search='#(FILE)(.*)(SECTION)#e';
should be changed?

 

$search='#FILE(.*?)SECTION#es';

PHP:

... are you sure you actually need the "e" (eval) modifier? Seeing your above code, I think you could get rid of it.

 

http://www.php.net/manual/en/reference.pcre.pattern.modifiers.php#51739

See the paragraph at the end for a nice explanation of the difference between the s&m modifiers (ehem).

 

(.*) will not check \r and or \n

 

It will with the s modifier at the end